[HALIFAX, NS] — Employees at CTV Halifax may be facing a round of layoffs when management merges the station’s traffic and More »
Daily Business Buzz
NS: Home resale prices take flight
[HALIFAX, NS] — CBC News is reporting that Canadian home resale prices in six cities were up over 13 per cent this past May compared to the previous year, according to More »
NS: Frustrated truckers threaten to block ferry
[NORTH SYDNEY, NS] — Tension continues to mount as truckers on both sides of the Cabot Strait threaten to block Marine Atlantic’s ferry service over More »
NS: Study will focus on small-town survival
[NEW GLASGOW, NS] — The municipalities of Pictou County are moving ahead with a proposed governance study.
New Glasgow, Westville, Stellarton, Trenton, Pictou and More »
PE: Minigoo yet to file for creditor protection
[LENNOX ISLAND, PE] — Minigoo Fisheries has yet to file for creditor protection.
Company director Jack MacAndrew said they More »
NB: Maritime Hydraulic receives $1.1M for expansion
[MONCTON, NB] — Federal and provincial representatives joined company officials at Maritime Hydraulic Repair Centre today to announce funding to help the company More »
NL: Voisey’s Bay strike testing membership’s resolve
[VOISEY’S BAY, NL] — As the striking workers of Voisey’s Bay prepare to mark its first anniversary on the picket line, the union vows to More »
NewsMakers
[HALIFAX, NS] Nova Scotia is slowly, but surely “getting back to balance”, says Steele: Today, the Government of Nova Scotia issued a news release stating that the province is making real and substantial progress in getting back to balance, according to the latest annual financial statements. The public accounts report a deficit of More »
Events & Announcements
[HALIFAX, NS] Management Training Workshop: The Saint Mary’s University Business Development Centre (SMUBDC) will be launching an August session of its “Small Business Essentials - Management Training Workshops” series. Small Business Essentials is More »
NS: Nova Scotia farmers are in ‘crisis’
[SYDNEY, NS] – Farmers across the province are in “crisis” with incomes dropping drastically and fewer More »
NS: Not all the farm news is bad
[HALIFAX, NS] – Although the study released by the Ecology Action Centre and the Nova Scotia Federation of Agriculture shows Nova Scotians are eating less local food and the percentage of the food dollars going back to Nova Scotia’s farmers is down from 1997, that isn’t More »
NS: New marketing campaign helps people get to know their local farmers
[SYDNEY, NS] – A new marketing campaign by the Nova Scotia Federation of Agriculture is aimed at introducing consumers to the men and women who More »
NS: Irving to take over ship repair site for $1
Irving Shipbuilding is poised to purchase the Shelburne Ship Repair yard from the province for More »
NS: Lewis Mouldings increasing sales, adding new equipment
[WEYMOUTH, NS] – Lewis Mouldings and Wood Specialties is finding new opportunities and higher sales halfway into 2010. The manufacturer of finger-jointed pine mouldings and other value-added products has survived the recent More »
NB: Electricity ratepayers to be better protected
[SAINT JOHN, NB] – The provincial government is making a number of improvements that will better protect electricity ratepayers. Energy Minister Jack Keir, in making the announcement, said the changes will strengthen the More »
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Yeah, it's pretty amazing that the Irving Brothers make these.., View
To suggest that good farm land should be permanently lost.., View
It's a well-known fact that farmers in NS use biosolids,.., View